Spree suspect did time for similar crime

A 37-year-old Oahu man, arrested after allegedly going on a crime spree in the Kahala area, was convicted in 2011 for similar crimes but given a break by the judge.

Honolulu police allege Ivan Kong was involved in three house burglaries, a robbery and vehicular theft sometime late Wednesday morning in the Kahala area. He was being held Thursday night pending further investigation but had not been charged.

KHON-2 reported a good Samaritan happened to be driving by on Makaiwa Street as Kong allegedly was fleeing and chased Kong down, holding him until officers arrived.

Kong has about a dozen criminal cases filed against him since 2009, including burglary and vehicular theft.

In a prior incident a state judge in January 2011 said he was going to give Kong a break by not sentencing him to consecutive terms and instead gave him five years in prison for three house burglaries and a motor vehicle theft, according to state court records.

Man charged over child sex abuse images

Donovan D. Soto, 53, was indicted on two counts of promoting child abuse in the second degree and one count of promoting child abuse in the third degree for allegedly disseminating and possessing images and videos of child sexual abuse, Attorney General Doug Chin said in a press release.

An investigation by the Hawaii Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force found that Soto allegedly disseminated images of children being sexually exploited and had at least 94 movie files. Nine of the files depicted children being bound or tortured, the AG’s office said.

Man, 18, held in Kauai store robbery

A Waimea man, 18, was arrested Thursday morning in connection with the robbery of Umi’s Store on Pokole Road at approximately 11 a.m. Kauai police said he walked into the liquor store holding what appeared to be a handgun and demanded money. He allegedly fled on foot, and police found him at a nearby home. He is being held in custody in lieu of $20,000 bail and has not yet been charged.